Quito

Quito is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in northern Ecuador (see NG MapMachine satellite map) in the Guayllabamba river basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/pichincha/pichincha.htm (4794 m), an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. At 2850 meters/9300 feet above sea level at the Plaza de la Independencia, Quito is the second highest capital city in the world. The population of Quito, according to the most recent census (2001), was 1,399,378. In 2005, however, the estimated population was 1,865,541 (canton). The area of Quito is approximately 290 km².

Demographics

(2001 census)

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• population: 1,399,378 http://www.inec.gov.ec/interna.asp?inc=cs_tabla&idTabla=82&tipo=p&idProvincia=17&idSeccion=&idCiudad=51
• number of households: 419,845 http://www.inec.gov.ec/interna.asp?inc=cs_tabla&idTabla=89&tipo=p&idProvincia=17&idSeccion=&idCiudad=51
• illiteracy rate: 3.6% http://www.inec.gov.ec/interna.asp?inc=cs_grafico&idGrafico=1005&tipo=p&idProvincia=17&idSeccion=&idCiudad=51
• unemployment rate: 8.9%
• underemployment rate: 43.8% http://www.inec.gov.ec/interna.asp?inc=enc_tabla&idTabla=295
• average monthly income: $317 http://www.inec.gov.ec/interna.asp?inc=enc_tabla&idTabla=299

See also Cantón Quito (= "Distrito Metropolitano de Quito").

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